Name: Rough Opal
Sex: Stallion
Age: 20
Species: Earth
Eye Color: Yellow
Coat: Dark Grey
Mane: Dull Red
Physique: Rough Opal's body was built like any typical stallion back in the day. But, his recent activities and discoveries have left him thin and almost skeletal in appearance.
Residence: Unknown
Occupation: None
Cutie Mark: None
Unique Traits:
History: Rough Opal is the youngest of three in his family. Though they all grew up in the same environment, he and his siblings differed to a certain extreme. Rough Opal was arguably the most curious of the bunch. He always had an odd fascination with mythology and stories of otherworldly encounters. Something in particular that caught his attention was a story his father told him when he was really young. At first, the name sounded like gibberish. But, then his father clarified, "In our tongue, it means Strangeland."
This place his father told him about, though not an ideal world from the sounds of it, was still an interesting one none-the-less. Opal truly believed that there were other worlds that ponies could travel to if they just knew how. It was just a matter of finding out how.
Rough Opal became obsessed with magical theories on teleportation and portals that led to other worlds. He dedicated almost every second of every day to reading and discovering hidden connections that he believed to be present in these writings, trying to discover the secret to inter-dimensional travel. He spent years and a countless amount of bits as he poured himself into his research. Any normal pony would have shied away after so long with little results, but this didn't deter him in the slightest. In his mind, this was the key to his destiny. Perhaps he would even get his cutiemark once he makes his big discovery!
It started off rough, but thankfully for him, one of his siblings was more than happy to help fund his dream. With the second-oldest running a very successful business in their home town, he was able to spare enough money to keep his little brothers research alive. The oldest didn't bother though, emphasizing on a regular basis how Opal wasting his time and shouldn't be playing around with magic.
Fast forward several more years; Rough Opal still lives with his parents, his brother having moved out and started their own lives elsewhere. He would get letters from them, one always undermining him and the other always supporting his efforts. He didn't hold his oldest brothers words in a bad place, knowing that he only said these things because he thought he was helping him. However, it did push him to try harder. In time, his hard work finally paid off.
After so many years of collecting and analyzing data, Opal believed that he had finally stumbled upon something important. If his information was accurate, there would be something quite valuable to his research in the forbidden south. He would be taking a major risk going somewhere so dangerous, but he was close to finding out something. He could feel it. It took nearly four months for him to locate and travel to the exact location where he needed to be. What he found though, was so much more than he expected.
The first thing he spotted was the skeleton of some sort of massive beast. He had never seen anything like it before, or even read about something of this magnitude being in this area. Upon further inspection, he found that the lower part of its body was in a cave. He made his way in and found something that made all of those years of seclusion seem worth it. He found a portal. It looked more like a tear between worlds, like whatever made this was desperately trying to get out. Looking back at the skeleton, he felt a bit unnerved. If something this big wanted so badly to get out, who knows what could be waiting in there. He was tempted to leave, but a small voice was calling out to him. He couldn't understand what it was saying, but he felt as though it was beckoning him.
The small voice continued to whisper into the depths of his mind as he stared at the portal. He got the strangest feeling just from looking into it; It felt chaotic, dangerous, and strangely alluring...
No pony has seen him since.
Character Personality: Manic in every way, shape, and form.

Roleplay Type: World Of Equestria
Name: Lollipop Candy
Sex: Stallion
Age: 23
Species: Earth
Eye Color: Yellow/Orange
Coat: White
Mane/Tail: Shades/Tints of red
Physique: Lollipop is fairly tall with a slim form, which is odd considering his diet; His metabolism must be crazy! He doesn't possess excessive amounts of muscle, but has a few defined outlines, specifically in his hooves.
Residence: No permanent residence.
Occupation: Traveling salespony.
Cutie Mark: Two lollipop's in an X stance. Unique Traits:
History: Lollipop is the second-born in his family, the middle child. Despite growing up under the same roof, none of them ever behaved exactly the same. He was a lot more excitable and upbeat than his other siblings, always finding the bright side to even the worst of situations. He was constantly moving, unable to keep still for more then a few minutes at a time. He loved to explore, roaming around towns to see what they held and what wonders could be found.
Time passed and as it did, several dreams and ambitions began to surface. While in school, on top of being the class clown, Lollipop learned that he had a knack for cooking. Discovering this made him curious as to how far this talent of his went. He experimented left and right with different things; Common foods, pastries and eventually candy. There were times of trial and error, a few fires here and there as well. However, everything he did taught him more about what he could do and his creative mind filled him with ideas of what could be improved on and how. His cooking skills were good, but they paled in comparison to his pastries and candy. Deciding to cut off his weakest link, he dedicated his skills entirely to those two things. Upon declaring that candy was his life, and that it would one day rule the world- obviously just to get a few laughs from his classmates- he found himself overcome with joy and presented with his cutiemark.
Staying true to his word, Lollipop focused all of his time and energy into sweets and baked goods. He was given grants to go to special cooking schools and excelled in the very subject he dedicated his life to, even graduating at the top of his class. He would never claim to be the best per se, but knew that what he had to offer was close to it. He was also pretty sure that most of his good grades came purely because he befriended his teachers and made them laugh. In all reality though, his teachers loved how creative he was, as well as how willing he was to take risks that most wouldn't dare. His work ethic was effective, his treats were exquisite, and time was never a problem since he managed to move so fast and not once make a mistake in their kitchen.
After all of that, he started a business. He got a loan, bought a building, and in time 'Lollipop's Delight's' was open and ready to take on the world! It started off slow, as most new businesses do. But, in time, word got out and ponies became curious. Ponies would arrive, talk to him, try out what he was offering, and then fall inlove with both him and his shop. After only a few weeks his candy shop became the hot-spot of his town. He catered mostly to the younger crowds, but even parents and grandparents found it hard to resist his sweets. There was one pony in particular that he remembered, it was his first customer. He was an older stallion, roughly in his late sixties if he had to guess. The stallion came in and chatted for about an hour, but neither gave their name to the other; Lollipop figured his own was obvious, given the name of the store. A bit of time passed and the stallion tried a simple cupcake. That one cupcake quickly turned into several and even a few other things he had out. Once the pony was satisfied, he paid his bill and left. Before walking out of the door though, he looked back and said goodbye, referring to Lollipop as 'Candycolt" just as he left. It caught him off-guard, but he didn't complain. In fact, he kinda liked that nickname. From that point on, business started to grow and everypony in town knew him as 'The Candycolt'.
A couple of years passed and everything was running as smooth as ever. Lollipop achieved his dream and made a lot of friends along the way. But, he found himself sad. He didn't feel sad often, but this small wave of depression was haunting him for months and he couldn't figure out why. He thought back to his family. His parents were alive and well, still living in his childhood home with his younger brother. His older brother moved out shortly after Lollipop left for his schooling. He would receive letters from him every now and again, getting to read about all of the places he was visiting and the adventures he would have. Lollipop envied him for being able to go out and see the world, to explore to his heats content. Then it hit him, that child-like urge to go out and explore surfaced and it did so with a vengeance. He didn't want to settle down in his shop, not yet. He wanted to go out and experience the world. But, he didn't want to give up his dream either. That's when it hit him again...Specifically, what hit him was a blueberry pancake he had flipped before becoming lost in thought, but an idea did as well!
It was with a heavy heart that Lollipop closed down his shop. For the longest time, it meant everything and more to him, but he just wasn't ready to slow down. He bought a rather luxurious cart, filling it up with everything he would need to continue making his treats and pastries while on the road. Since then he's traveled nonstop, making friends wherever he goes and never staying in one place for too long; All while whipping up some of his crazy sweets and selling them along the way. That sadness that had plagued him for so long seemed to vanish overnight, letting him know that he had made the right choice.
Character Personality: Lollipop is an interesting pony, to say the least. He's kind of random, a little all over the place, and goofy all around. He is a very open-minded individual, preferring to think outside of the box in any situation. He's adventurous, funny, and probably one of the nicest ponies you can meet, if also a bit obnoxious. He's the very definition of your typical class clown; A generous soul, he'll help anpony if he can. Especially if what they need is a good laugh.
Character Summary: Lollipop is a fun-loving pony with a seemingly endless amount of energy. He prefers to introduce himself as 'The Candycolt', saying that it's what his friends call him. He owned his own candy and pastry shop in his home-town, but closed it down when he realized that he wanted to travel. Now he moves across Equestria on hoof, selling his goods and spreading laughter wherever he goes while still living his dream of being the candycolt.

The Shogunate of Neighpon has finally been filled with characters! The last addition is DerpRavener's character Iseiaisha, who serves as the Karasu of the Shogunate. Didn't have any details whatsoever for the character aside from colors, so I basically just designed what I thought a ninja-esque character might look like, complete with a ninja-esque outfit, lol.
Iseiaisha (c) DerpRavener

Ok, so I was bored earlier and so I allowed the MLP infection to run through my head some more. I decided to take my half-worgen character as a base and created a new stallion named Moonshade. Since he's an earth pony, I figured I needed to come up with a good reason for his mane, tail, eyes and hooves to glow so I decided that he actually lives in an area dominated by caves and likes to eat the phosphorescent mushrooms in the caves... so much that it has permanently caused him to glow on his own. No, I haven't submitted him for role play yet... so hopefully no one has taken that name. If so, I'll be embarassed and have to find something else to call him.

"And the meanie called me a stupid blank flank. What do I do Miss Asty, they are so mean," a young filly wept in a clearly distraught voice, her blue eyes red from crying as she sat at the black hooves of a stoic looking unicorn mare. The earth pony child was having a bad day in her orphanage, the other children deciding to tease her, for not discovering her special talent. After running into the local park, she spotted one of her few friends, a strange unicorn who donated goods and toys regularly to the understaffed orphanage in Fillydelphia. The black unicorn mare paused for a moment to examine the wailing of her little friend. Her naturally red eyes looked the scene over carefully and could detect that the pony was indeed crying with the most sincere tears she could probably muster. Asteria blinked her eyes as she thought the situation over, her tall cloaked form lightly shifting beneath her cloak as she thought up a rationalization to make to her younger counterpart. "Lady Sapphire, the children tease you because they are insecure about their own abilities. Some fear that you may be assigned a more diverse set of skills than them and they believe that you are currently less skilled than them. Their estimation is poorly conceived though because your innate skills are currently undefined, giving you unlimited potential until the parameters of your skills are more clearly defined," she explained in a rather objective manner, not exactly stating that the earth pony was superior or inferior to her mean peers. This explanation served only to further confuse the young filly, causing her to weep at an even greater degree. "But what do I do about it. They never stop teasing me," she snorted in a sad tone, not sure of what to do about the other children. Asteria blinked, not one manipulate the actions of others herself. "Lady Sapphire, if you rationalize that their words lack no merit, they can cause you no harm. They would simply be lying and such actions would eventually discredit themselves. If you seek additional protection from their words, you would need to ask for the assistance of other adults," the black mare explained calmly to Sapphire, her words ringing true, but in such a manner that were not the most comforting. "You don't understand! You're just like them, everyone says to go to an adult but they never do anything. You don't really care about my problems!" the young filly screamed into the ear of Asteria before running back to her orphanage, still crying as she did so. The black mare didn't as much as flinch at the scream, standing up as her young friend fled for home. Asteria's eyes traced the movements of Sapphire, seeing that she was safely returning to her home. "Perhaps I have been ignorant of the needs of young children, perhaps it is inconsiderate to believe that others can adapt to situations in a manner that worked specifically for me. I need the opinion of an objective third party to assist in my diagnosis of her treatment," she reasoned in her mind, Asteria lightly dusting off her cloak with magic as she left the park and entered the vibrant city. The unicorn felt that her response was partially responsible for the outburst caused by the child and she felt that it was necessary to find assistance for the filly within the city. Of course this lead to another question in the mare's mind, who in this town was qualified to teach self defense tactics to a filly. After roaming the city streets in the twilight of the evening, the black mare came upon a flyer for a dojo that helped orphans on the edge of town. The stoic unicorn took a long trip into a mountainous area near town and spotted his dojo. Luna's moon was not out that night, Asteria unable to make out any of the fine details of the manner as she approached the entrance. She knew that martial arts taught self discipline and tactics for defending one's self, the stoic mare carefully knocking on the door of the dojo. She hoped that whomever answered would be able to assist her in the tutoring of her young friend.

Big Macintosh Name: Well, the names Big Macintosh, but reckon ya'alls can call me Big Mac. Some even use Big Red, but plain ol' 'Mac' works too! Sex: Ah'm pretty sure ah'm a Male, last ah checked! Age: Ah'd be grown 'young' Stallion, Eeeyup, an' still very much at mah best condition, too! Species: A proud earth pony - A real 'Salt of the earth' kinda pony, an' wouldn't change that for anythin'! Pelt Color: Looks to me like a nice apple red...heh, s'pose life jus' kinda has a sense of humor that way, eh? Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Ah'd hazard a guess at A kinda weird brownish blonde...Ah'm no arty pony, though, so s'hard to say. Did you just ask how Ah Style mah mane? Pfft, this is an apple farm - Ah got no time for fancy manestylin's! Ah prefer to jus' go out rough'n'ready in the mornin's, an' it works for me! ... Well, okay...Mah tail *is* trimmed regularly t'keep it outta the way of mah workin' on the farm, but that's it for me! Eye Color: Heh, whaddya know...Gala apple green! Cutie Mark: Well, it's half an apple - but that don't mean I put half-flanked effort in, let me tell ya'all now! Physique: Workin; on the farm can give a stallion quite a workout...Now ah don't like t'toot my own bugle, but Ah'm quite the stocky male - certainly don't think there's many ponies who look quite like ah do, even if that's just my say so! Origin: Well, what'm I gonna say here? Born n'raised on the apple family farm - didn't know much else beyond what the ol' folks wanted from us...sure, ah went to school an' got an edumacation there, but other than that, pop wanted me t'follow in the family ways, way even before applejack was a twinkle in an eye. Ah worked mah rump off alongside pa an' ma an' helped buck apples from the trees, tended to the other crops we plant now an' then, as well as helpin' around wi' anythin' else they wanted me to do at the time - when they finally retired to other pastures new, ah offered up to take over the general maintenance of the farm in their stead alongside Applejack...an' it's been runnin' jus' fine ever since - minus a few l'il hiccups here an' there, o'course! Ponies ask me about mah cutie mark a lot for some reason - well, Ah'll say this much about it:- Ah was brought up as an apple farmers son, on an apple farm, plain an' simple. Ah've Been buckin' apples for jus' about as long as mah hooves could be on the ground an' keep me up, so it wasn't any surprise t'see that on one day when ah was asked to buck a full day on mah own, Ah did it fast an' I did it better than anypony coulda seen comin' for a youngster mah age. Ah get back to the farmhouse, an' on mah rump it turned out that the hallmark of the apple family, an apple-centric cutie mark, had appeared. Eeeyup, it's not big or fancy as a story...but that's how it happened! S'just the tale of a pony who took up the mantle his family had born him into. Heh, Sorry if that ain't excitin' or anythin' for ssome of you ponies, but that's the way life slices the apple sometimes! Roleplay Type: Mane RP, Ah reckon! Occupation: As ah said before, mah role is the general upkeep an' workin's of Apple Acres - anythin' that Applejack doesn't normally take care of, you'll usually see mah rump taking care of. Eeyup, She's a real trooper, that one - but a mite bit stubborn at times! Motivation: Mah motivation, ah guess, is to keep th'farm runnin' right up 'til ah'm old an' grey - the ponies in ponyville buy a lot of our apples, an' it's a major source of both food for them as well as bein' our vital source of bits. As for mah own motivation...well, The thought of the farm bein' left to rot is a notion ah don't like to entertain if it can be helped, so mah personal goal is t'just do everythin' possible t'prevent that from happenin'. As for anythin' else beyond that, Hmm...Ah guess I'll jus' keep mah options open for right now... The future's still a'comin regardless either way, after all! Likes: Well, for a start Ah like books - Jus' cause mah life is on a farm doesn't mean ah don't try an' get cultured. After that, I reckon ah'm a big fan of music, alongside a good healthy dose of applebuckin'...some ponies may see it as hard work, but for me there ain't nothin' more fulfillin' than knowin' ah can buck them apples down hard an' fast! { An' perhaps ah have a bad habit of makin' bad apple-related jokes sometimes - but secretly, ah kinda like doin' it! } Dislikes: Ah don't much care for lazy ponies - it can irk mah nerve when somepony shirks their work...heck, ah've even shooed off that pegasus from Ponyville a few times - ah think her names Rainbow Crash...Oh, wait - Rainbow Dash...from atops a few trees before when she's taken a snooze up there whilst on weather duty. Also, mah sister Applejack can be a l'il hotheaded - ya'all saw what happened a while back when she tried t'take on the whole apple orchard, so ya'all know what she can get like! Bad apples, too - ah'm not fond of when bad apples ruin things...an' you can take that as figuramatively as you want! Character Summary: Ah'm a fairly Stoic Stallion, for the most part - ah let actions tend to speak the loudest for me...sometimes ah guess it's pushed too far, 'cause it was mah overworkin' that led to that whole injury (That's mah story anyway, an' ah stick to that!} Tried t'keep an eye on mah personal pacing after that, but ah jus' don't like t'be inactive for too long...bein' a workin' farm stallion, there's usually somethin' for me to be doin'. 'Course, if there's somethin' for me to say, Ah'll let it be known - ain't no point bottlin' the important things up... Overall, mah life is pretty good - ah keep an eye on Granny Smith as well as l'il apple bloom...an' with lookin' after the pair of 'em alongside Applejack, as well as lookin' after the farm, ah guess mah hooves are pretty full at times. But Ah'll always remember the phrase mah pa' told me as a young colt...an' it helps me keep mah bearings! " When life hands y'apples, make apple juice - Everythin' works out for the best in time if ya work hard at it! "

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